To promote, curate and support inclusive and culturally-diverse entertainment content. As technology fuels our ability to learn and connect, it brings new opportunities to tell our unique stories.
VOFF shows an amazing mix of short and feature length films, the best independent films on the festival circuit, before they come to cinema.
We screening films from all over the world and honoring emerging filmmakers from every age, religious, ethnic and cultural perspective.
Our mission is to bring worthy filmmakers to a wider attention,
and to provide a platform for appreciative and informed discussion of their work.
VOFF - Vonline Film Fest attempts to cultivate spaces for independent filmmakers to create and display their stories without commercial pressure, in order to discover and celebrate extraordinary films and develop independent filmmaking.
VOFF strives to set a standard for excellence in recognizing the important work of emerging talent and masters of the cinema craft.
Best Feature Film
Best Short Film
Best Experimental Short Film
Best Animation
Best Documentary
Best Director
Best Editing
Best Music
Best Screenplay
Best Actor
Best Actress
REQUIREMENTS
To submit a film, you must have created the project yourself, own the rights or have permission from the owner of the content to submit the film to us. All films must be made after 2014. Any foreign films must include English subtitles. VOFF is not responsible for broken or non-functioning films. Not all submissions received are selected for VOFF. Organizers reserves the right to make any necessary changes in regulations or scheduling. VOFF can use parts of your film (including trailer/teaser/film poster) for promotional purpose.
CATEGORY & FEE
All genre films are accepted. Multiple entries are allowed. Additional films can be submitted under the payment of an additional fee for each of them. The same film can be entered into one or more categories, but each category requires an entry fee. All fees are non-refundable. No refund for non selected films and incomplete entries. All genres and formats are considered eligible for nomination at one or more competitive categories. For fee structures, visit the FESTHOME website.
JURY AWARDED
Submitted films will be selected by a qualified jury who, at its sole discretion, will define the list of finalist and winners of Best Feature Film, Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Music, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Documentary, Best Animation, Best Experimental Short Film. The decision of jury members will be final and accepted by all. No inquiries or arguments will be entertained. VOFF reserves the right to move the notification date if the Festival need more time to make selection decisions.
Before listing your movie to VOFF, read carefully and understand the rules and conditions.
Art. 1 - VOFF is an independent festival event open to any form of artistic expression. Submitted films should be an original work of the contestant and should have been completed after January 2014. Films dealing with all themes are allowed to the festival, with the only exception of advertising and pornographic, or themes in contravention of the provisions of the Italian law. Films in any different language from English must be subtitled in English. Films in Italian are allowed not to have subtitles.
Art. 2 - Films must be compulsorily submitted on the FESTHOME online platform, and, if applicable, by the simultaneous festival fee payment. In case of exclusion, the festival fee that has already been paid will not be reimbursed.
Art. 3 - A fee is required upon submission (for payment structures, visit the VOFF account on FESTHOME website). Additional films can be submitted under the payment of an additional fee for each of them. The same film can be entered into one or more categories, but each category requires an entry fee. The payment of the festival's submission fee implies the acceptance of the terms and rules.
Art. 4 - Submissions to VOFF will open on April, 18 2020 and will close on August, 9 2020. They will be performed by using the above-mentioned web platform. By August, 23 2020, the submitted films will be selected by a qualified jury who, at its sole discretion, will define the list of the finalist and by August, 30 2020 will define the winners. Names of the selected and winners films will be announced on the festival website www.internationalfilmevent.com, on the social networks of the festival (Facebook / Instagram) and to the selected contestants' email address that are communicated at the time of the film submission. The selected films sheets will be available on the official website https://vonlinefilmfestival.webnode.it/.
Art. 5 - The Festival will attribute the winners of the Best Feature Film and Best Short Film.
Other awards and distinctions will be attributed for:
Best Experimental Short Film
Best Animation
Best Documentary
Best Director
Best Editing
Best Music
Best Screenplay
Best Actor
Best Actress
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